Kano State
18 Dec
The Supreme Court has fixed Thursday 21st of December for the hearing of the Kano Governorship Election Appeal between Governor Abba Kabiru Yusuf of the New Nigeria Peoples Party NNPP and Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna of All Progressives Congress (APC). In a notice from the registrar of the Apex Court sent to counsels of both parties…
13 Dec
The Kano State Government says the garnishing order freezing its accounts obtained by some victims of of its demolitions from an Abuja High Court is fraudulent. The government also assured Kano on Wednesday that it was still operating its various accounts to administer the state. This is according to the state Attorney General and Commissioner…
13 Dec
Operatives of the Kano State Police Command on December 9, 2023, arrested one Abubakar Gambo Director at the Kano State Ministry of Water Resources. Gambo, and two other suspects, were arrested for conspiring to forge a letter authorizing the auction of a high-capacity Water Irrigation Pump and Tank, a crucial public utility without proper consent…
13 Dec
The Kano State Fire Service has confirmed the early Wednesday’s fire that gutted 17 offices in Gwale Local Government Secretariat. The Public Relations Officer of the service, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano. Abdullahi said that the incident occurred in the early hours of Wednesday morning.…
12 Dec
The New Nigerian Political Party (NNPP) has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu not to influence the ongoing Kano Governorship Supreme Court case. The party appeal was made during its Northwest zone's special prayer organized to support Kano Governor, Abba Yusuf Kabir's victory at the Supreme Court. About 500 clerics who led prayers for Governor Yusuf…
11 Dec
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Aisha Salihu Malkohi (a.k.a Ummitah, Arab Money) and her husband, Abubakar Abubakar Sadiq Mahmoud (at large) on five-count charges bordering on misappropriation of funds to the tune of NN410,518,000. EFCC in a statement said they were arraigned on Friday, December 8, 2023 before Justice Aisha Mahmud…
10 Dec
Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has approved the elevation of Abdullahi Ibrahim Rogo from the position of Chief of Protocol to Director General, Protocol. In a statement issued by Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, the spokesperson to the Governor and Director-General, Media and Publicity, Rogo's reappointment is with immediate effect. Rogo, a former chairman Rogo…
9 Dec
The Kano State Government says it has blocked leakages that might led to the misuse of public funds by those in authority in the state.
9 Dec
Group of Islamic leaders from Tijjaniyya, Kadiriyya, and Izala Islamic sects have called on Nigerian and democracy stakeholders not to subvert the will of the people of Kano State who came out massively to vote for Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf (Abba Gida Gida) in March 2023. The leaders said doing so may cause unnecessary anger…
7 Dec
A group of Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) from Kano State has called on the Bola Tinubu-led federal government to do whatever it could to ensure that Kano State is not destabilized. Together with other well-wishers, the people with disabilities today gathered at Karonmajigi community in Abuja to draw global attention to the need for restoration…
6 Dec
Concerned Kano residents have faulted the action of the state government on the appointment of a retired permanent secretary Abdullahi Musa as the new Head of Service. Similarly, the residents criticized the alleged reinstatement of another three senior public servants Umar Muhammad Halo, Aminu Shuaibu Rabo, and Ada'u Lawan, who had left the service, back…
4 Dec
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has alerted the public to antics of some expelled members of the party trying to discredit its national leader and presidential candidate, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, and Kano State governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf. In a statement on Monday by Ladipo Johnson, on behalf of the NNPP National Working…
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